ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — At least 2,000 Duke Energy customers are without power Thursday morning following a downed line alongside Gandy Boulevard.
St. Petersburg Fire Rescue responded to the area around 10:30 a.m. near The Getaway restaurant. It believed a boat somehow clipped a line, which dragged it down and knocked out the power.
An investigation is ongoing to determine the exact cause.
Duke Energy's online outage map shows at least 2,300 customers in the dark, but that number is likely to fluctuate in the coming hours. It's estimated power will be restored by 2:30 p.m.
In the meantime, drivers should use caution: westbound Gandy Boulevard is down to one lane while the eastbound traffic is being rerouted through the Getaway's sandy parking lot.
